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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

HuckleB

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18. How many people do quacks save from cancer, stroke, heart attack...?

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #16)

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 09:31 AM

Apr 2016

Last edited Thu Apr 28, 2016, 11:43 AM - Edit history (2)

That's right. Zero.

So, how many people would die if they utilized scams instead of actual health care? Can you count that high?

https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/death-by-medicine/

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Corrupt quacks find a new way to look "respectable..." [View all] Archae Apr 2016 OP

Here's an interesting snip. Wilms Apr 2016 #1

And this has what to do with the price of tea in China? Archae Apr 2016 #2

I'm not defending them. Wilms Apr 2016 #3

So, as usual, you have no purpose here whatsoever. HuckleB Apr 2016 #5

It's amazing that you think that makes the scam ok. HuckleB Apr 2016 #4

I already said I'm not defending them. Wilms Apr 2016 #6

That really doesn't make your post any less silly. HuckleB Apr 2016 #7

I was figuring you guys would put up some links. Wilms Apr 2016 #8

No one is giving any quack a free ride. HuckleB Apr 2016 #9

Did I promote anyone? Wilms Apr 2016 #10

Are you saying you haven't liked plenty of scam supporting OPs? HuckleB Apr 2016 #11

I am not aware of doing any such thing, Huck. Wilms Apr 2016 #12

So you we're not yourself at the time? HuckleB Apr 2016 #13

And anyone who disagrees with you... Wilms Apr 2016 #14

Anyone who can't support their claims. HuckleB Apr 2016 #17

Well we'vebeen through that. Wilms Apr 2016 #21

An anecdotal placebo effect? HuckleB Apr 2016 #22

Lots of placebo effect regardless of modality. Wilms Apr 2016 #25

Yes, but that doesn't justify the creation of scam treatments. HuckleB Apr 2016 #26

Would you have preferred me taking pills for a bad shoulder? Wilms Apr 2016 #27

It appears that you didn't need pills. HuckleB Apr 2016 #28

What is it that I did need, Doc? Wilms Apr 2016 #29

It appears you needed only time. HuckleB Apr 2016 #30

Funny that the "time" I needed had arrived at the same time as the treatment. Wilms Apr 2016 #31

In other words, you really want to believe the placebo is something greater. HuckleB Apr 2016 #32

I'm not interested in "believing" anything. Wilms Apr 2016 #33

It's based on the evidence that you don't acknowledge the science, repeatedly. HuckleB Apr 2016 #34

There you have it. Wilms Apr 2016 #35

You can keep dreaming, since dreams appear your favorite type of evidence. HuckleB Apr 2016 #36

I am not aware of doing any such thing, Huck. Wilms Apr 2016 #37

Start a new thread with evidence... uriel1972 Apr 2016 #15

Did I say there was a conspiracy? Wilms Apr 2016 #19

I exaggerated for effect... uriel1972 Apr 2016 #38

OK. So you exaggerated. Wilms Apr 2016 #40

Sorry, I'm bad with numbers. Can you explain this to me? DetlefK Apr 2016 #16

How many people do quacks save from cancer, stroke, heart attack...? HuckleB Apr 2016 #18

I don't know that number. Wilms Apr 2016 #20

No-one visiting a quack... uriel1972 Apr 2016 #39

Another dose of reality. HuckleB Apr 2016 #23

I certainly agree with a lot of that. Wilms Apr 2016 #24

Yellow Canine PBSD,RVS (Professional BS Detector and Random Vampire Slayer) yellowcanine May 2016 #41